2018高中英语作文：重阳节
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2018高中英语作文：重阳节
The 9th day of the 9th lunar month is the traditional Chongyang Festival
or Double Ninth Festival. It usually falls in October in the Gregorian calendar. In an ancient and mysterious book Yi Jing
or The Book of Changes
number "6" was thought to be of Yin character
meaning feminine or negative
while number "9" was thought to be Yang
meaning masculine or positive. So the number nine in both month and day create the Double Ninth Festival
or Chongyang Festival. Chong in Chinese means "double." Also
as double ninth was pronounced the same as the word to signify "forever"
both are "Jiu Jiu," the Chinese ancestors considered it an auspicious day worth celebration. That‘s why ancient Chinese began to celebrate this festival long time ago.
The custom of ascending a height to avoid epidemics was passed down from long time ago. Therefore
the Double Ninth Festival is also called "Height Ascending Festival". The height people will reach is usually a mountain or a tower. Ancient literary figures have left many poems depicting the activity. Even today
people still swarm to famous or little known mountains on this day.